To further strengthen ties between China and Germany and promote substantive exchanges between Changde and its sister city Hanover, a 13-member delegation from Germany led by Ms. Claudia Kruger, president of Hanover Fashion and Design School, began a five-day friendly visit to Changde on April 23 to develop cultural and artistic exchange activities.Vice Mayor of Changde Chen Hua welcomed the guests when they reached Changde on April 23. The cultural and artistic exchange activities during the visit have opened a new chapter of friendly folk exchanges, and will play a constructive role in enhancing friendship, achieving great prospect and realizing common development of both sides in the future.On April 24, the guests attended a practice teaching lesson of tie dye (a traditional craft in China) in Hunan University of Arts and Science. Later, they visited Changde Urban Planning Exhibition Hall, Poetry Wall and Liuye Lake, experiencing local customs and culture.Translator: Tang LiSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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Since April, Wulingyuan maintenance stock of Highway Bureau has been actively in renovating the roadside environment. Measures would been taken like setting up isolation bars, waveform guardrails in key area where building rubbish were dumped and illegal behaviors occasionality occurred. Besides, plants and flowers would be planted in the yellow earth covered roadside after dispose of building rubbish there. It will helps to improve to the quality and level of green environment, beautifying roadside.Up to now, There have been 5,000-square meter fleur-de-lis, 5,000 azalea trees, 200 crape myrtle trees, 100 Cherry blossom trees and 100 red maples along Wulingyuan road. Besides, 150-meter waveform guardrails and 500-meter isolation bars have also been built.Translated by Zumi

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Have you ever seen any flowers like a pigeon? If not, You’d come to Zhangjiajie. Guests who are to visit Zhangjiajie during the May Day holiday will be very lucky, for pigeon flowers would be in full bloom in Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan core scenic area such as Yellow Stone Village since the Grain Rain(The last solar term of Chinese lunar calendar, When weather gets much warmer and it is good for the growth of agriculture products). With gentle breezes, faint fragrance is very refreshing. Its beautiful shape just likes a pigeon, which has attracted many guests to take photos.Pigeon flower trees, also called chinese dove tree, is an uniquely Chinese First-grade Protection Plant and one of the 10 ornamental famous trees. It is a deciduous tree. Its DBH is usually 50 centimeters and it is 15 to 30 meters high.It is called “Pigeon flower” for its inflorescence like a head of bird, its bract as white and big as wings of a white flying pigeon. Since it tokens sanctity and and peace, people adore it very much. Its flower period lasts between the late April and the middle of May.Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan core scenic area is the world’s natural heritage site, The world’s geological park, and the first national forest park in China. It is a very important ancient relic biological growth area with 3 thousand advanced plants,among which 35 were listed as rare and endangered plants including pigeon flower trees.Translated by Zumi

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On 18th Aprl, ZJJ Yangjiajie Ropeway in Wulingyuan started trail operation. Since then, Three air corridors in Wulingyuan scenic zone are available and it will be more convenient to appreciate Yangjiajie, Mount Tianzi, Yuanjiajie and Yellow Stone Village.ZJJ Yangjiajie Ropeway applies the world top double circuit ropeway which could contain eight persons. The whole length is 1876 meters and vertical height is 517 meters. The fastest speed is 6m/s and the greatest operation capacity is 2300 persons/hour and the operation time of single way is 5.2 minutes. This is the most avanced passenger ropeway internationally at present. During trail operation period for the first year, the ticket is CNY76 per person.A tourist from Chongqing luckily took the ropeway on the first day of trial operation and sighed, “So splendid. There could be so marvellous mountain. This is my first view of this wonder of mount wall. My impression over mount is totally reversed” This is absolutely another brand view of Wulingyuan scenic zone.By Patricia

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Tourists travel by boats at the Fenghuang ancient town, in Xiangxi Tujia-Miao Autonomous Prefecture of central China's Hunan Province, April 22, 2014. (Xinhua/Long Hongtao)Source:Xinhua

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On April 20th, Guangzhou Traffic Radio Station broadcast the world’s natural heritage site-Unique ZJJ landscape and its newly favorable policies to local citizens. It is the first promotion for the Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan tourism promotion group in Guangdong tourist market.Within 1 hour some talk show, Xiang Xujie, Duputy district mayor of Wulingyuan Government introduced unique rich tourist resources, High-quality tourist reception facilities and continuously improved traffic condition as well as the activity “Inviting 10 thousand global micro friends to enjoy Zhangjiajie landscape”. Besides, the charger of Wulingyuan Tourism Bureau also sincerely invited Guangzhou citizens to enjoy Zhangjiajie mountains and rivers, fresh air, clean drinking water, and green food.Wulingyuan tourism promotion group would make a sincere chat with Guangzhou Tourism Bureau, local main associations, news media and etc about the common development of Zhangjiajie’s Guangdong tourism market in the following day.Translated by Zumi

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On the afternoon of April 23rd, A group of guests enthusiastically took pictures at the picturesque Ecological Square of Huanglong Hole, Wulingyuan. It is said that this is the sixth group of the biggest series team beyond mainland that have visited Zhangjiajie. All of them come from a insurance company from Taiwan.A total of 2180 people who are the business elites of a listed company- Taiwan Sanshang Meibang Life Insurance Company. They were awarded to sequentially visit Zhangjiajie between April 12th and May 22th in 20 groups.Zhangjiajie Zhongshi International Travel Agency is in charge of these 20groups. These Taiwanese will visit natural sights like Tianzishan, Yuanjiajie, Golden Whip Stream, Yellow Stone Village, Huanglong Hole in Wulingyuan core scenic area and cultural sights like Tujia Folk Customs Garden. To ensure safe and satisfactory tours for them, A expert reception team was set up. Groups who have visited Zhangjiajie spoke highly of the unique tourist resources and first-class service. Zhangli, The vice manger of the insurance company, said “We choose Zhangjiajie as a reward tour, for it is very famous and popular in Taiwan. Besides, The perfect natural sights and gorgeous ethic customs is also very charming, which helps to cultivate our staff’s temperament and broaden their vision. She also expressed that she would reward other staff for a tour of Zhangjiajie and introduce ZJJ’s beautiful scenery and delicious food to more Taiwanese friends.The Wulingyuan Taiwan affairs director revealed that, Taiwanese travelers have exceeded 200 thousand since direct commuter flights from Zhangjiajie to Taiwan opened, increased by 15 times than 10 year ago. This statistics shows that Zhangjiajie beyond mainland tour has made a new progress. Taiwan has become a another important tourism market after Korea and Southeast Asian. Zhangjiajie agency of Cross-strait Exchange Association was set up on April 11th this year, which would bring new opportunity for stabilizing Taiwan tourism market as well as enhancing the economic exchanges and trade cooperation between districts.Translated by Zumi

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